A great working relationship has been set up between Westminster Care and TCHC. Staff at TCHC met Stuart Howell at the local jobs fair and got talking about the work we both do at our respective companies. We all thought it would be a great idea to do some joined-up work-ing as Stuart has a great understanding and knowledge of interviews and our learners at TCHC are at the beginning of there working journey and would benefit from his experience.

There’s a popular misconception out there that I.T. is just for those with 4inch thick glasses and a horrendous sense of fashion…. But this is 2018 and I.T. really isn’t just for the geeks out there, with demand for I.T. growing every day, more and more people are choosing to get into I.T. for a solid and dependable career.

Knowing what steps to take for a successful career can be challenging but it doesn’t have to be!
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Knowing what steps to take for a successful career can be challenging but it doesn’t have to be! With so many companies taking on apprentices, now could be the perfect time to kick start you career. Apprenticeships can be completed in half the time of degrees and get you earning while you learn, After just 18 months you can be on a salary of up to £30,000 per annum! Here are some simple steps on how to succeed in an apprenticeship.

There is not much that is scarier than your first day at a new school, college or university (other than spiders or snakes!), especially if you are venturing into this new place without your friends. Starting out in a new place is daunting, having to make new friends, but think of it another way, it is the start of a whole new adventure.

Our Cambs Gaps learners handed over a cheque for £303 to the East Anglia Children’s Hospice. The money was raised with support from Circuit where they developed handmade gifts which they sold at their “Pop-Up-Shop” in Cambridge earlier this year.

If you're looking for work, you may find yourself on the other end of a telephone interview. Employers are using these more as it is a quick and easy way to shortlist potentials for the job. If you have never had a telephone interview, here are a few good pointers to consider.

Learners on our My Gaps programme in Cambridge set up their own shop in the city centre. The pop-up shop which they organised, promoted and ran for 2 days, was a great way to show off the skills they had learned from their retail training.

Its National Apprenticeship week! A week to celebrate the positive impact apprenticeships have on individuals, business and the economy.

Apprenticeships now come in all shapes and sizes, with 170 industries covered including aerospace, fashion, broadcast media and finance and over 1500 different job roles.

In the last 100 years apprenticeships have changed dramatically, no longer are they just the hands-on practical professions such as tailor, carpenter or engineer, but now you can develop skills in catering, media, business administration and IT to name a few. Last year the most popular apprenticeship was health and social care. Today 55% of apprentices are women. Of those who complete an apprenticeship 90% stayed in employment, 71% of which remained with the same employer. There were 850,000 apprenticeships available in 2013-14.

There are lots of events happening in apprentceship week, so if you would like to go along to one and find out more about apprenticeships, you can find out what apprenticeship events are happening near you.

There are a wide range of apprenticeships and many employers recruit throughout the year, so if you are looking for an apprenticeship or just interested to see what is available check out the apprenticeship website.

January 28, the day to celebrate fun at work internationally, (yes that is a real thing). That considered it would be a good opportunity to look at the jobs that don’t adhere to the monotonous 9-5 routine and are not the usual jobs you see advertised on search engines. But here are three jobs that are out there and sound pretty fun; in no particular order:

A lot of us can suffer from anxiety but don’t recognise it for what it really is. It can make you feel that you are weak or there is even something wrong with you. It is easy to dismiss it as something no one else will understand but it is far from that with a huge percentage of us dealing with it everyday. But there are ways that we can identify the triggers and the type of anxiety you may be battling with.

Yes, applying for something to do for next September needs to be thought about now. Next September may seem a long way off but colleges and training providers will be receiving applications for next year’s intake.

With the winter months upon us there will be high demand for workers in retail to fill temporary seasonal jobs. How do you feel about earning some extra cash alongside your studies or as an opportunity to gain employment; could it benefit you in the long run?

As the seasons are changing; becoming colder, darker and the days are left getting shorter. It is hard to surpass that distant memory of your cold and flu filled season last year. But with so much school work, college work or your employment at hand, how can you be one step ahead of being bedridden?